From the Archive: The Goodies at 50!

The Goodies join us to discuss their fantastic legacy and relive some of the comedy magic.

Fifty years ago, three comedy talents – Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie – came together to unleash a wave of mayhem in The Goodies, a fast-paced mélange of surreal ideas, slapstick and film trickery that resulted in a colourful ‘live-action cartoon’ that became a much-loved viewer favourite. We’re pleased to welcome Brooke-Taylor, Garden and Oddie to the BFI stage to celebrate this golden anniversary.

Tickets are available to non BFI Members from 10th March and can be booked here..

Here are details of the recordings in the Spring 2020 series of “I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue”:

The recordings will take place as follows:

1) Sunday 15th March at Huddersfield Town Hall. This will be a double recording of the show (i.e. 2 programmes will be recorded) for broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

Tickets will be priced at £5 and are obtainable from 10am on Tuesday 18th February. Tickets are available to purchase in person via the theatre’s Box Office, by telephone on 01484 225755, or online via the theatre’s website.

The recording starts at 7.30pm and will be finished around 10.30pm. Tickets will be limited to a strict maximum of 4 per applicant, by whatever booking system. Demand for tickets is very great, so you are advised to purchase early to avoid disappointment; you should also allow for queue waiting times for the Box Office, either by phone or in person, to be longer than usual.

2) Monday 30th March at Festival Theatre, Malvern. This will be a double recording of the show (i.e. 2 programmes will be recorded) for broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

Tickets will be priced at £5 (plus £2 heritage fee) and are obtainable from 10am on 28th February. Tickets are available to purchase in person via the theatre’s Box Office, by telephone on 01684 892277, or online via the theatre’s website.

The recording starts at 7.30pm and will be finished around 10.30pm. Tickets will be limited to a strict maximum of 4 per applicant, by whatever booking system. Demand for tickets is very great, so you are advised to purchase early to avoid disappointment; you should also allow for queue waiting times for the Box Office, either by phone or in person, to be longer than usual.

3) Monday 20th April at the Reading Hexagon. This will be a double recording of the show (i.e. 2 programmes will be recorded) for broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

Tickets will be priced at £5 (plus booking fee) and are obtainable from 10am on Friday 20th March. Tickets are available to purchase in person via the theatre’s Box Office, by telephone on 0118 9606060, or online via the theatre’s website.

The recording starts at 7.30pm and will be finished around 10.30pm. Tickets will be limited to a strict maximum of 4 per applicant, by whatever booking system. Demand for tickets is very great, so you are advised to purchase early to avoid disappointment; you should also allow for queue waiting times for the Box Office, either by phone or in person, to be longer than usual.

The 73th series will begin transmission on Radio 4 from Monday 4th May at 18:30

‘At Last the 1948 Show’ triggered a revolution destined to change the face of TV comedy forever. John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Aimi MacDonald, Marty Feldman and Graham Chapman burst onto the nation’s small screens in an explosion of unrelated and often surreal sketches. It paved the way for both Month Python and The Goodies. With a new – as complete as it’s likely to ever be – three DVD/BluRay set released recently by BFI we thought a re-evaluation and a glimpse at the newly discovered footage with series star and Slapstick patron Tim Brooke-Taylor was long overdue. Tim will be in conversation with fan of the series Robin Ince. Followed by an audience Q&A and post-event DVD signing with Tim.

It’s almost half a century since the first episode of The Goodies hit our TV screens and made household names of it’s stars; Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden. Join Bristol’s Slapstick Festival for an evening of mirth and mayhem as all three members of the legendary comedy team discuss the extraordinary legacy of their award-winning TV series (1970-82).

Radio 4’s Infinite Monkey Cage co-host Robin Ince hosts this onstage ‘In conversation’ event complete with a full screening of a classic episode of the show hand picked as the public’s favourite via an online poll. Followed by a Q&A with the boys. With a new audio series on Audible in the pipeline too, here’s to the next 50 years!

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